Tableau Lollipop Chart

In this article, we will show you, How to Create Tableau Lollipop Chart with an example. For this, we are going to write the Custom SQL Query against the SQL Server Data Source. So, Please visit Connecting Tableau to SQL Server article to understand the configurations.

The custom SQL query we are going to use for this Lollipop Chart in Tableau report is:

Create a Tableau Lollipop Chart

In this example, we are going to create Lollipop Chart in Tableau. First, Drag and Drop the English Product Name from Dimension Region to Rows Shelf and Sales Amount from Measures region to Columns Shelf as shown below. By default, tableau will generate the Bar Chart

From the below screenshot you an observe that, we used the filters to restrict the number of row returned by the bar chart. So, our report will display the products whose sales amount is greater than or equal to 30,000,000

Next, Drag and Drop the Sales Amount from Measures region to Columns Shelf as shown below

By using the Tableau Dual Axis concept, Please merge measures in column shelf. In order to do this, Please select the Sales Amount and right-click on it will open the context menu. From that, Please select the Dual Axis option as shown below

Once you are done, Let us change the Mark type from Automatic to more meaningful. First, Please select the Mark Type option of a Sales Amount axis and select the Bar Chart for now

Next, Please change the Size of the Bar chart using the Size field present in Mark shelf

Then, Please change the Color of the Bar chart using the Color field present in Mark shelf as shown below

Now, we are increasing the Circle size by using the Size field present in Mark shelf

If you are not comfortable to see both the Axes, Please select One of the Axis and unchecked the Show Header option as shown below

To make our Tableau lollipop chart more colourful, We added the Color dimension to the Color field in Marks Shelf

From the above screenshot, you can observe that, we successfully created the lollipop chart in Tableau

Formatting Tableau Lollipop Chart

In order to change the Circle of a Tableau lollipop chart, we have to change the Mark type from Automatic to Shape as shown below

Next, Please click on the Shape filed and select the shape from drop down list. If you want more shapes for you to project, Please click on the More Shapes option as shown below

Once you click on the More Shapes option, a new window called Edit Shape will be opened. Here we are selecting the Ratings pallete

Next, we selected the below shown shape for this example

Click OK to finish assigning the selected shape to our Tableau Lollipop Chart. Let us see our final report preview